East Sepik Province
East Sepik has an estimated population of 450,530 people (2011 census) and is 43,426 km square in size.Cherubim Dambui was appointed as East Sepik's first premier by Prime Minister Michael Somare upon the creation of the provincial government in 1976.There are a scattering of islands off shore, and coastal ranges dominate the landscape just inland of the coast.[4][5][6] The province was governed by a decentralised provincial administration, headed by a Premier, from 1976 to 1995.Following reforms taking effect that year, the national government reassumed some powers, and the role of Premier was replaced by a position of Governor, to be held by the winner of the province-wide seat in the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea.